. Louis the Fourteenth and the court of France in the seventeenth century. CHAPTER II Alarm of the Dutch—The Army of Louis XIV.—The SecretTreaty-Appeal of the States-General—Haughty KepiLouis XIV. — lretext for War—The Royal Household- Tl ePrince of Orange—Advance of the French Army—Thesage of the Rhine—Imprudence of the Duke of Longueville—The Skirmish—Death of the Duke of Longueville—Woundof Conde—Dispersion of the Dutch Forces—Will of theDuke of Longueville—Legitimation of His Natural Sum AConvenient Precedent—High-spirited Reply of the Priof Orange—Death of Turenne—Gallantry of the CouiGui

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. Louis the Fourteenth and the court of France in the seventeenth century. CHAPTER II Alarm of the Dutch—The Army of Louis XIV.—The SecretTreaty-Appeal of the States-General—Haughty KepiLouis XIV. — lretext for War—The Royal Household- Tl ePrince of Orange—Advance of the French Army—Thesage of the Rhine—Imprudence of the Duke of Longueville—The Skirmish—Death of the Duke of Longueville—Woundof Conde—Dispersion of the Dutch Forces—Will of theDuke of Longueville—Legitimation of His Natural Sum AConvenient Precedent—High-spirited Reply of the Priof Orange—Death of Turenne—Gallantry of the CouiGuiche ; His Death-—Third Son of Madame de Montespan—Abandonment of the Duchess de la Valliere ; Her ProjeiRetirement from the Court—Opposition of the King—TheCarmelite Convent—Bitter Mortification—Bossuet and thePenitent—Offer of Louis XIV.—The Queen and La Valliere—The Fatal Day—Parting of the King and La Valliere;Her Reception by the Community—A Conventual Interior -Death of the Duke of Vermandois—Humility of the

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